making new template insanity.

okie dokie. So. I'm taking the base Foundation 5 and 6 templates and making some prefabricated goodness that I can pop into any build. With sections of the templates as TVs. TV based chunks.

has anyone done similar? any tips? and ideas? anyone want to share their journey?

I've seen some people using newspublisher in inventive ways. I'd love to hear more about that. see more.

This is a very impressive starter kit for templates by Kurtis Holsapple ( https://twitter.com/lapubell )
» https://github.com/lapubell/ofc-base-modx

This is if you're into using javascript tools.

I'm into JS tools. will check it out. Still want to see what you all are doing.

I have been using Bootstrap themes lately.

I set up an installation the way I want it, convert a free theme, usually using two templates, the "home" template as a new template and editing the original base template to be the Bootstrap page template so it will still be the default for new resources.

Then once I get the installation and theme set up the way I like it, with all the resources, extras and system settings, media sources, and anything else I want, I use Vapor or Teleport (depending on my mood that day) to package it. Now all I have to do is install MODX somewhere, upload the package I want, and install it to have a site ready to customize.

Of course, I still look around for free templates and themes, and adapt any that I happen to like. For example, "It Fits" for my own site http://www.cssjunction.com/css/it-fits-version-2-most-popular-responsive-template/ is the template I used in 2012 for my MODXpo presentation. I'm still rather fond of it.

Excellent, I really want to look at Vapor and Teleport. thank you. I'm deeply into Foundation because of simplicity but Bootstrap rocks as well and there are some really interesting tools to put the base in place, I'll list some of those here soon.

Quote from: sottwell at Dec 13, 2015, 05:29 AM

I have been using Bootstrap themes lately.

I set up an installation the way I want it, convert a free theme, usually using two templates, the "home" template as a new template and editing the original base template to be the Bootstrap page template so it will still be the default for new resources.

Then once I get the installation and theme set up the way I like it, with all the resources, extras and system settings, media sources, and anything else I want, I use Vapor or Teleport (depending on my mood that day) to package it. Now all I have to do is install MODX somewhere, upload the package I want, and install it to have a site ready to customize.

Of course, I still look around for free templates and themes, and adapt any that I happen to like. For example, "It Fits" for my own site http://www.cssjunction.com/css/it-fits-version-2-most-popular-responsive-template/ is the template I used in 2012 for my MODXpo presentation. I'm still rather fond of it.

Hi Redtoad !
I've been using Foundation 5 for a long time with modx too !
Now just begin using Foundation 6 and try to adapt responsive topbar with wayfinder.
Do you use it ?
Can we talk about it here ?

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I've seen some people using newspublisher in inventive ways. I'd love to hear more about that. see more.

I really don't know why NewsPublisher is not among the #1 MODX tools for frontend dealings; is it that people don't do frontend editing, or that they have some kick-kidney tools they are already using?

As for me, NewsPublisher brings out everything I could ever need concerning a resource - brings it all to the frontend, but in a backend kind of way: forms, oh forms! how some people do not like thee.

My Own Invention
But I love forms, because they are well informed with them raw data.
And with latest client-side tech, I am not obliged to see the forms, visually - hide them all I say!

And that's where the MODX snippet TinyMagicPublisher comes into play.
It is a wrapper for NewsPublisher. It keeps all the forms hidden and out of the way, transforms the various parts of the live resource into pure sweet contenteditables

That sounds great. This is a really useful feature that we had in Evolution that has been sorely missed in Revolution.

Looks very interesting !
Congrats for your job !

Thanks.

Now I need people to test it on their various environments.
The snippet is packed in TinymceWrapper 2.2.1, and has two modes, the traditional way of using NewsPublisher and the magic way.
In either mode it infuses your resource with TinyMCE config stored in your Manager chunks.
It will easily plug into any template; right now it uses the Imogen Template